langs: 22 мая [ru] / may 22 [en] / 22. mai [de] / 22 mai [fr] / 22 maggio [it] / 22 de mayo [es]
days: may 19 / may 20 / may 21 / may 22 / may 23 / may 24 / may 25
Andrew Stein Raftery [1] (born May 22, 1962, in Goldsboro , North Carolina ) [2] is an American artist and educator, known for his paintings, burin engravings , and drawings on fictional and autobiographical narratives of contemporary American life. American painter Andrew Stein Raftery Born ( 1962-
Joseph W. Papin , (September 7, 1931 – March 9, 1992) also known as Joe Papin was a reportorial artist, illustrator , courtroom sketch artist, and political cartoonist . American cartoonist Joseph Wood Papin Born ( 1931-09-07 ) September 7, 1931 St. Louis, Missouri Died March 9, 1992 (1992-03-09) (a
Atalie Unkalunt (June 12, 1895 – November 6, 1954) was a Cherokee singer, interior designer, activist, and writer. Her English name Iva J. Rider appears on the final rolls of the Cherokee Nation . [1] Born in Indian Territory , she attended government-run Indian schools and then graduated from high
Siegfried Leopold Kratochwil (March 24, 1916 – February 25, 2005) was an Austrian painter and poet. Born in Karlstift, Lower Austria , he later moved to Vienna and became one of the best [1] -known Austrian Naïve artists by the end of the 20th century. [2] Austrian painter and poet A major contribut
#5 Charles Prosper Wolff Schoemaker
Charles Prosper Wolff Schoemaker (25 July 1882 – 22 May 1949) [1] was a Dutch architect who designed several distinguished Art Deco buildings in Bandung , Indonesia, including the Villa Isola and Hotel Preanger . [2] He has been described as "the Frank Lloyd Wright of Indonesia," [2] and Wright had
#6 Thor Erdahl
Thor Erdahl (born 22 May 1951) is a Norwegian painter from Kabelvåg in Lofoten . [1] He owns a gallery in Kabelvåg, called Galleri lille Kabelvåg [ no ] . Erdahl is also the designer of Kabelvåg Torg . [2] Norwegian painter
Mamata Banerjee ( Bengali : Mamata Bandyopadhyay, Bengali pronunciation: [mɔmot̪a bɔnd̪ːopad̪d̪ʱae̯] ; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since 20 May 2011, the first woman to hold the office. Havi
Augusto Valli ( Modena , 22 May 1867 – 1945) was an Italian painter, in a Realist style. His journeys to Africa influenced his choice of subject matter and he painted African themes with vibrant colours. Italian painter Augusto Valli Augusto Valli, portrait of the artist by unknown Born 22 May 1867
#9 Giovanni Battista Buonocore
Giovanni Battista Buonocore (1643 in Campli , Province of Teramo , Abruzzo – May 22, 1699 in Rome ) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He became Rector (1679), then Principe (1698) (replacing the Maratta ) of the Accademia di San Luca of Rome. [1] Italian painter (1643–1699)
#10 Diane Esmond
Diane Esmond (16 April 1910 - 27 May 1981) was a French painter whose main works were in the tradition of Post-Impressionism . She worked in or near Paris for the major part of her artistic career. Before World War II , she exhibited her figural paintings (circus and café scenes) in group shows in P
#11 Denis Peploe
Denis Frederic Neal Peploe (25 March 1914 – 22 May 1993) was a Scottish artist and sculptor known for his landscapes. Scottish artist Denis Frederic Neal Peploe Born 25 March 1914 Edinburgh , Scotland Died 22 April 1993 (1993-04-22) (aged 79) Edinburgh, Scotland Nationality Scottish Education Edin
#12 Dalek (artist)
James Marshall (born May 22, 1968), [1] also known as Dalek , is an American artist and designer based in Raleigh, North Carolina . Dalek has published two books featuring his artwork and been included in many other books and magazines. His artwork has appeared on a wide variety of media, including
#13 Hideaki Anno
Hideaki Anno ( Japanese : 庵野 秀明 , Hepburn : Anno Hideaki , born May 22, 1960) [1] is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor. [1] He is best known for creating the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) . His style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of charact
#14 Mikhail Vrubel
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel ( Russian : Михаил Александрович Врубель ; March 17, 1856 – April 14, 1910, all n.s. ) was a Russian painter , draughtsman , and sculptor. A prolific and innovative master in various media such as painting, drawing, decorative sculpture, and theatrical art, Vrubel is
Ernst Julius Hähnel (9 March 1811, Dresden – 22 May 1891, Dresden) was a German sculptor and Professor at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts . This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German . (April 2014) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
Marius Hubert-Robert (10 June 1885 – 15 March 1966) was a French Orientalist painter and illustrator. French painter This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( January 2017 ) Marius Hubert-Robert Born 10 June 1885 Paris, France Died 15 March 1966 Nationality French Known for Pa
#17 Lemuel Wilmarth
Lemuel Everett Wilmarth (November 11, 1835 – July 27, 1918) was an American painter. He was a founder of the Art Students League of New York and a member of the National Academy of Design. He was professor in charge of the schools of the National Academy of Design in Manhattan from 1870 to 1890. [4]
Hélène de Saint Lager (born 22 May 1957) is a French artist and sculptor based in Paris. [1] Hélène de Saint Lager is particularly known for her furniture made of resin . [2] French artist and sculptor The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for biographies . ( Octobe
Lilly Martin Spencer (born Angelique Marie Martin ; November 26, 1822 – May 22, 1902) was one of the most popular and widely reproduced American female genre painters in the mid-nineteenth century. She primarily painted domestic scenes, paintings of women and children in a warm happy atmosphere, alt
#20 Miss.Tic
Miss.Tic (born Radhia Novat ; 20 February 1956 – 22 May 2022) [1] was a French artist. She was known for her stencils of dark-haired women seen in the streets of Paris and associated with poetry. She was active as a street artist from 1985 onward. [2] French artist (1956–2022) This article needs add
#1 ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
The ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe [1] (until March 2016: ZKM Center for Art and Media Technology), a cultural institution, was founded in 1989. and since 1997 is located in a listed industrial building in Karlsruhe , Germany, a former munitions factory. The ZKM (German: Zentrum für Kunst
Nuuk Art Museum ( Danish : Nuuk Kunstmuseum ) is a national museum in Greenland , located in Nuuk , the capital. [1] [2] The museum contains a notable collection of paintings, watercolors, drawings, graphics, figures in soapstone, ivory, and wood, with many items collected by the businessman Svend J
#3 Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts ( PICA ) is a contemporary visual and performance arts venue located in a heritage-listed building in Perth , Western Australia. Arts organisation & heritage-listed building in Perth, Western Australia Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts Location City of Perth ,
#4 Smack Mellon
Smack Mellon is a non-profit arts organization located at 92 Plymouth Street, in Dumbo, Brooklyn . Smack Mellon supports emerging, under-recognized mid-career, and women artists through a highly regarded exhibition program, competitive studio residency, and technical support to realize new and ambit
Todmorden Mills was a small settlement located in the Don River valley in Toronto , Ontario . It started out as a lumber mill in the 1790s. Originally known as "Don Mills", it grew into a small industrial complex and village before becoming part of East York in the 20th century. Currently the valley
#6 MUDAM
The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art ( French : Musée d'art moderne Grand-Duc Jean ), abbreviated to Mudam , is a museum of modern art in Luxembourg City , in southern Luxembourg . The museum stands on the site of the old Fort Thüngen , on the southwestern edge of the Kirchberg-plateau , in clos
The Willard Gallery was a contemporary art gallery operating in New York City from 1940 until 1987. It was founded by Marian Willard Johnson. [1]
#8 Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia, Escuintla
The Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia ("Regional Archaeological Museum of La Democracia") is an archaeological museum in the municipality of La Democracia in the department of Escuintla in Guatemala . [1] The museum displays pre-Columbian Mesoamerican artefacts from the Pacific lowlands
#9 Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex
Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex , also known as Mystetskyi Arsenal ( Ukrainian : Мистецький арсенал , translated as the «Art Arsenal») — is Ukraine's flagship public cultural institution, a museum and art exhibition complex located at 10–12 Lavrska Street , in Kyiv , Ukrai
#10 Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) is a center for advanced scholarly research and graduate education at New York University . ISAW's mission is to cultivate comparative, connective investigations of the ancient world from the western Mediterranean to China . [1] Areas of specia
#11 Glulam Gallery
The Glulam Gallery ( Malay : Galeri Glulam ) is a gallery in Johor Bahru , Johor , Malaysia . Gallery in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Glulam Gallery Galeri Glulam General information Type gallery Location Johor Bahru , Johor , Malaysia Coordinates 1°30′55.8″N 103°44′19.8″E Completed 2011 Inaugurated
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy , dedicated to the art of calligraphy, [1] is situated in Sokolniki Park , Moscow . The museum collection features calligraphy masterpieces from 65 countries. The concept was elaborated by Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre and the National Union of Cal
The Indiana State Museum is a museum located in downtown Indianapolis , Indiana , United States. The museum houses exhibits on the science, art, culture, and history of Indiana from prehistoric times to the present day. History museum in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Indiana State Museum Indiana State
#14 Gotland Museum
The Gotland Museum ( Swedish : Gotlands museum ) (previously known as Länsmuseet på Gotland or Gotlands Fornsal ) in Visby , Sweden, is the county museum of Gotland . It was founded by the Friends of Gotland's Antiquity society in 1875, at the initiative of Pehr Arvid Säve . The museum owns a number
#15 Australian Centre for Photography
The Australian Centre for Photography (ACP) is a not-for-profit photography gallery in Darlinghurst , Sydney , Australia that was established in 1973. ACP also provides part-time courses and community programs. It is one of the longest running contemporary art spaces in Australia. [1] Photography or
291 is the commonly known name for an internationally famous art gallery that was located in Midtown Manhattan at 291 Fifth Avenue in New York City from 1905 to 1917. Originally called the " Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession ", the gallery was established and managed by photographer Alfred Sti
The Detroit Institute of Arts ( DIA ), located in Midtown Detroit , Michigan , has one of the largest and most significant art collections in the United States. With over 100 galleries, it covers 658,000 square feet (61,100 m 2 ) [2] [3] with a major renovation and expansion project completed in 2
Opened in 2003, the Nasher Sculpture Center is a museum in Dallas , Texas , that houses the Patsy and Raymond Nasher collection of modern and contemporary sculpture. It is located on a 2.4-acre (9,700 m 2 ) site adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art in the Dallas Arts District . Museum in Dallas, U
The Audain Art Museum is a 56,000-square-foot private museum located in Whistler, British Columbia , housing the private art collection of Michael Audain . [1] Designed by Patkau Architects and opened to the public in 2016, it holds a comprehensive permanent collection of British Columbian art. [2]
#20 Akron Art Museum
The Akron Art Museum is an art museum in Akron , Ohio , United States. Museum in Ohio Akron Art Museum Established February 1, 1922 ; 100 years ago ( 1922-02-01 ) Location One South High, Akron , Ohio Website akronartmuseum.org The museum first opened on February 1, 1922, as the Akron Art Instit
Visitation is a 1610s oil painting by the Flemish Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens . It is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg , France. Its inventory number is 198. [2] Painting by Peter Paul Rubens Visitation Artist Peter Paul Rubens Year between 1611 and 1615 Medium Oil paint on panel M
The Gross Clinic or The Clinic of Dr. Gross is an 1875 painting by American artist Thomas Eakins . It is oil on canvas and measures 8 feet (240 cm) by 6.5 feet (200 cm) . Painting by Thomas Eakins The Gross Clinic Artist Thomas Eakins Year 1875 Medium oil on canvas Movement Realism Dimensions 24
#3 List of works by Vincent van Gogh
List of works by Vincent van Gogh is an incomplete list of paintings and other works by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Little appreciated during his lifetime, his fame grew in the years after his death. According to the legend, Van Gogh sold only one painting, The Red Vineyard , boug
Wrestlers is a name shared by three closely related 1899 paintings by American artist Thomas Eakins , ( Goodrich catalog #317, #318, #319 ). The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) owns the finished painting (G-317), and the oil sketch (G-318). The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) owns a slight
Willie Gillis, Jr. (more commonly simply Willie Gillis ) is a fictional character created by Norman Rockwell for a series of World War II paintings that appeared on the covers of 11 issues of The Saturday Evening Post between 1941 and 1946. [1] Gillis was an everyman with the rank of private [2] who
The Hireling Shepherd (1851) is a painting by the Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt . It represents a shepherd neglecting his flock in favour of an attractive country girl to whom he shows a death's-head hawkmoth . The meaning of the image has been much debated. [1] Painting by William Holma
The Allegory of Faith , also known as Allegory of the Catholic Faith , is a Dutch Golden Age painting by Johannes Vermeer from about 1670–1672. It has been in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York since 1931. [1] 1670–1672 painting by Johannes Vermeer The Allegory of Faith Artist Johannes Verme
Woman Ironing [1] (1904) is an oil painting by Pablo Picasso completed during the artist's Blue Period (1901—1904). This evocative image, painted in neutral tones of blue and gray, depicts an emaciated woman with hollowed eyes, sunken cheeks, and bent form, as she presses down on an iron with all he
#9 Yo, Picasso
Yo, Picasso (English: I, Picasso ), is an oil-on-canvas painting by Pablo Picasso , which he painted in 1901. It is a self-portrait of the artist that depicts him in his youth, aged 19. The painting was created at the beginning of Picasso's Blue Period . On 9 May 1989, the painting sold at Sotheby's
#10 Harry Peckham
Harry Peckham (1740 [2] – 10 January 1787) was a King's Counsel , [3] judge and sportsman who toured Europe and wrote a series of letters which are still being published over 200 years later. Peckham was a member of the committee that drew up early laws of cricket [4] including the first inclusion o
#11 Two Soldiers and a Serving Woman with a Trumpeter
Two Soldiers and a Serving Woman with a Trumpeter (c. 1650–1655) is an oil -on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the collection of the Kunsthaus Zürich . Two Soldiers and a Serving Woman with a Trumpeter Artist Pieter d
#12 Daum Marries Her Pedantic Automaton "George" in May 1920
Daum Marries Her Pedantic Automaton "George" in May 1920. John Heartfield is very glad of it. is a painting created by using the combination of pencil, pen, brush and ink, watercolor and collage, by the German artist George Grosz , in 1920. The painting does have an original English title. It is hel
Patrick Lyon (1769, Edinburgh, Scotland – April 15, 1829, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Scottish-born American blacksmith, mechanic and inventor. After being falsely accused and imprisoned for a 1798 bank robbery, he became a working class hero. [1] A self-made businessman, he was among the fore
Evening Bells ( Russian : Вечерний звон , romanized : Vecherniy zvon ) is an 1892 oil painting by the Russian artist Isaac Levitan . The painting depicts a monastery standing by a river bend in the evening light. It is thought to be a variation of an earlier painting from 1890, Quiet Abode [ ru
The Spear is a painting by Cape Town -based South African artist Brett Murray . Put on public display in 2012, it depicts the then South African President Jacob Zuma , his genitals revealed, in a standing pose reminiscent of Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin . [2] The painting triggered a defamat
#16 Interior of an Art Gallery
Interior of an Art Gallery is a 1637 oil on canvas painting by Cornelis de Baellieur , with the architecture and the paintings on the walls added by Hans Jordaens III . [1] Alexandre Cart left it to the Louvre Museum in 1864 and it still hangs there as MI 699. It was exhibited at the Rubens' Europe
#17 Equestrian statue of Christian V
The equestrian statue of Christian V , located in the centre of Kongens Nytorv , is the oldest of five equestrian statues of Danish monarchs in Copenhagen , Denmark . The equestrian statue was created by the French sculptor Abraham-César Lamoureux . Dating from 1688, it was originally made in gilded
The Wiedmann Bible depicts the complete Old and New Testament in images. The original includes 19 Leporello (concertina fold) books which contain 3,333 hand-painted images, and has a total length of 1.17 km (0.73 miles). [1] Created by the Stuttgart artist Willy Wiedmann over a period of 16 years
#19 List of works by Thomas Eakins
This is a list of professionally authenticated paintings, drawings, and sculptures by Thomas Eakins (1844–1916). As there is no catalogue raisonné of Eakins' works, [1] this is an aggregation of existing published catalogs. Photograph of Thomas Eakins c. 1882
#20 Cabildo abierto del 22 de mayo de 1810
Cabildo abierto del 22 de mayo de 1810 ("Open Cabildo of May 22, 1810") is a portrait made by the Chilean artist Pedro Subercaseaux . It shows the artist's interpretation of the Open Cabildo that took place in Buenos Aires on May 22, 1810, in the Buenos Aires Cabildo , and which was a turning point
#1 Archer Cust
Colonel Sir Lionel George Archer Cust CBE (6 June 1896 – 22 May 1962) was a British civil servant, art historian, and General Secretary of the Royal Empire Society . Archer Cust (2nd from right) with members of Shaw Commission 1929 He was the son of Sir Lionel Henry Cust , grandson of Henry Cockayne
Bruce W. Pepich (born 1952, Elmhurst , Illinois) is an expert in American and international craft, and executive director and curator of collections at the Racine Art Museum (RAM) and Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts (Wustum) in Racine , Wisconsin. In Pepich's time at RAM, the contemporary craf
#3 Andréi Nakov
Andréi Borisov Nakov ( Bulgarian : Андрей Борисов Наков ; 13 November 1941 – 19 May 2022) [1] was a Bulgarian-born French art historian engaged principally in research on Russian non-objective art , Cubo-futurism , Dada , and Constructivism , where his work as a precursor in these areas gained him a
Frederick Hartt (1914–1991) was an Italian Renaissance scholar, author and professor of art history . His books include History of Italian Renaissance Art , Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (two volumes), Michelangelo (Masters of Art Series) , The Sistine Chapel and The Renais
Louis Marin (22 May 1931 – 29 October 1992) was a French philosopher , historian , semiotician and art critic . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( November 2011 ) He was born in La Tron
#6 Jean Clair
Jean Clair ( French: [klɛʁ] ) is the pen name of Gérard Régnier (born 20 October 1940 in Paris , France). Clair is an essayist, a polemicist, [1] an art historian, an art conservator, and a member of the Académie française since May, 2008. [2] [3] He was, for many years, the director of the Picass
#7 Arnold Shore
Arnold Joseph Victor Shore (5 May 1897, Windsor , – 22 May 1963, Melbourne ) was an Australian painter, teacher and critic. Twentieth-century Australian artist, teacher and art critic Arnold Shore in c.1940s. Photo : Castlemaine Art Museum
#8 Jan Fontein
Jan Fontein (22 May 1927 – 19 May 2017) was a Dutch art historian and former museum director. From 1966 to 1992 he served as curator of Asiatic art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . Fontein was its director from 1975 to 1987.
Wilhelm Fröhner or Guillaume Frœhner (17 August 1834 – 22 May 1925) was a curator at the Musée du Louvre , an archaeological researcher and collector of antiquities in Paris . [1] As a historian, he publicly rejected Gustave Flaubert 's depiction of infanticide in Punic culture, described in Salammb
Ellen Gates D'Oench (2 October 1930 – 22 May 2009), [1] known as "Puffin", was Curator Emerita of the Davison Art Center at Wesleyan University , Connecticut. [2] A Wesleyan graduate magna cum laude, she curated the Davison Art Center from 1979 until 1998. American art historian and curator Ellen Ga
#11 Agnes Husslein
Agnes Husslein , also Agnes Husslein-Arco , (born 22 May 1954) is an Austrian art historian and art manager. Austrian art historian and art manager Agnes Husslein, 2017
#12 Ion Călugăru
Ion Călugăru ( Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon kəˈluɡəru] ; born Ștrul Leiba Croitoru , [1] also known as Buium sin Strul-Leiba Croitoru , [2] B. Croitoru ; [3] [4] [5] February 14, 1902 – May 22, 1956) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and critic. As a figure on Romania's mode
#13 John Fleming (art historian)
John Fleming (12 June 1919 – 29 May 2001) was a British art historian , known for his writing partnership with Hugh Honour . Their A World History of Art (aka, The Visual Arts: A History ), first published in 1982, is now in its seventh edition. Fleming's Robert Adam and His Circle in Edinburgh and
#14 Evelyn Silber
Evelyn Ann Silber (born 22 May 1949) is an English art historian and an acknowledged specialist on 20th century British sculpture. She is an honorary Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow and is researching the marketing of modernist art in early 20th century London and the role
#15 Marion Spielmann
Marion Harry Alexander Spielmann ( London 22 May 1858 – 1948) was a prolific Victorian art critic and scholar who was the editor of The Connoisseur and Magazine of Art . Among his voluminous output, he wrote a history of Punch , the first biography of John Everett Millais and a detailed investigatio
#16 Maurice Berger
Maurice Berger (May 22, 1956 – March 22, 2020) was an American cultural historian , curator , and art critic , who served as a Research Professor and Chief Curator at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture , University of Maryland, Baltimore County . [1] Berger was recognized for his interdis
#17 Bénédicte Savoy
Bénédicte Savoy ( French : Bénédicte Savoy [beneˈdiktə savˈwa] ( listen ) , born 22 May 1972 in Paris) is a French art historian , specialising in the critical enquiry of the provenance of works of art, including looted art and other forms of illegally acquired cultural objects. French art historian
Lionel Benedict Nicolson MVO (6 August 1914 – 22 May 1978) was a British art historian and author. British art historian Not to be confused with the 20th-century British painter Ben Nicholson . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citation
#19 Annette Pearse
Annette Grace Pearse (née Weeks , 22 May 1893 – 24 February 1981) was a New Zealand art gallery curator and director. New Zealand art gallery curator and director
Emil Răzvan Theodorescu (born May 22, 1939) is a Romanian historian and politician. He has researched and written extensively on art history in particular. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he was a member of the Romanian Senate for Iași County from 2000 to 2004, and for Botoșani County
#1 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Cleveland)
The Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a major Civil War monument in Cleveland , Ohio , honoring the more than 9,000 individuals from Cuyahoga County who served the Union throughout the war. [1] It was dedicated on July 4, 1894, and is located on the southeast quadrant of Public Squa
#2 Lincoln Monument (Philadelphia)
Lincoln Monument (Philadelphia) is a monument honoring Abraham Lincoln in Fairmount Park , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States. One of the first initiated in memory of the assassinated president, [3] the monument was designed by neoclassical sculptor Randolph Rogers and completed in 1871. [3]
#3 Confederate Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
The Confederate Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia , in the United States, that commemorates members of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America who died during the American Civil War . Authorized in March 1906, former Confederate soldier
#4 Smugglerius
Smugglerius is an écorché sculpture of a man posed in imitation of the ancient Roman sculpture known as the Dying Gaul . The original bronze cast was made in 1776 by Agostino Carlini for William Hunter , first Professor of Anatomy at the Royal Academy Schools , from the body of a muscular criminal,
#5 The Pioneer (Eugene, Oregon)
The Pioneer is a thirteen-foot-tall bronze sculpture formerly located on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon , United States . It was the artistic work of Alexander Phimister Proctor , commissioned by Joseph Nathan Teal , a Portland attorney. A ceremony celebrated its unveiling on May
#6 Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
Since the 1960s, many municipalities in the United States have removed monuments and memorials on public property dedicated to the Confederate States of America (CSA; the Confederacy), and some, such as Silent Sam in North Carolina, have been torn down by protestors. Efforts to remove Confederate me
#7 George Washington (Greenough)
George Washington , also known as Enthroned Washington , is a large marble sculpture by Horatio Greenough commissioned by the United States Congress on July 14, 1832 for the centennial of U.S. President George Washington 's birth on February 22, 1732. Completed in 1840, the statue was soon exhibited
The Kicker Statue is a sculpture created by sculptor Josef Tabachnyk . It stands in front of the new building of the Kicker sport magazine at Badstraße in Nuremberg . It depicts a football player performing a bicycle kick, where the player performs a kick of the ball with his foot above his head. Th
The Motherland Calls ( Russian : Родина-мать зовёт! , tr. Rodina-mat' zovyot! , lit. 'Homeland-Mother Is Calling!' ) is the compositional centre of the monument-ensemble "Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad " on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia . The statue is designed in the Soviet style of soci
#10 Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a war memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War . It also serves as the place of commemoration for Canadian soldiers of the First World War killed or presumed dead in France who hav
The Statue of Mary Anning is a bronze sculpture of the paleontologist Mary Anning in Lyme Regis . Bronze sculpture of the paleontologist Mary Anning in Lyme Regis, England Statue of Mary Anning The statue of Mary Anning Artist Denise Dutton Year 21 May 2022 ( 2022-05-21 ) Type bronze Location
#12 Memorial to the Victims of Communism
The Memorial to the victims of Communism ( Czech : Pomník obětem komunismu ) is a series of statues in Prague commemorating the victims of the communist era between 1948 and 1989 . It is located at the base of Petřín hill, Újezd street in the Malá Strana or the Lesser Town area. Memorial in Prague,
#13 List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
During the civil unrest [1] that followed the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, a number of monuments and memorials associated with racial injustice were vandalized, destroyed or removed, or commitments to remove them were announced. This occurred mainly in the United States , but also in several
The Fr. Pat Noise plaque is a hoax commemorative plaque installed by two brothers on the balustrade of O'Connell Bridge over the River Liffey in Dublin , Ireland. [1] It is about a fictitious Roman Catholic priest named Father Pat Noise. Plaque about a fictitious priest Plaque purportedly in memory
#15 Town of Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
The Town of Tonawanda Veterans Memorial is a public memorial in the Town of Tonawanda , New York . It is located in Walter M. Kenney Field at the northwest corner of Brighton Road and Colvin Boulevard. The memorial stands to honor the service of all veterans of the United States Armed Forces . [1] S
#16 Are Years What? (for Marianne Moore)
Are Years What? (for Marianne Moore) is a sculpture by American artist Mark di Suvero . It is in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , in Washington, D.C. , United States . [1] The sculpture is named after poet Marianne Moore 's "What Are Years". [2] From May 22, 2013 through
#17 Dinosaur Park
Dinosaur Park is a tourist attraction in Rapid City, South Dakota , United States . Dedicated on May 22, 1936, it contains seven dinosaur sculptures on a hill overlooking the city, created to capitalize on the tourists coming to the Black Hills to see Mount Rushmore . Constructed by the city of Rapi
#18 Civil War Memorial (Savannah, Georgia)
The Civil War Memorial in Savannah, Georgia , is a monument honoring soldiers who died during the American Civil War . Located in Forsyth Park , it consists of a 48 foot (15 m) tall shaft topped with a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier. Two bronze busts commemorating notable Confederate army